Richard Castle: I was hoping you'd still be here.Kate Beckett: I was just about to call you.Richard Castle, Kate Beckett: I think I know who the killer is.
Martha Rodgers: Jim... I don't know how you do this. You know, I thought I would get used to this... new part of Richard's life, that constant danger, and the never knowing, and I, but I really thought there would come a moment, just a moment, when the worry would stop.Jim Beckett: Katie's been doing this for more than a decade now... and I've had this clench in my gut since the day they handed her the shield... She does say she always feels safest when your son's watching her back.Martha Rodgers: He says the same thing about her. Well... at least, wherever they are, they have each other to lean on.
Alexis Castle: So, there'll be time to hit the beach while we're in L.A., right?Richard Castle: No, we're here to learn about my missing time, not work on your tan.Alexis Castle: Oh, give me a little credit, Dad. I'm not that shallow. We were hoping to scope out some quality man candy.Hayley Shipton: Hmm, surfers are hot.Alexis Castle: Mmm.Richard Castle: You are a bad influence.Hayley Shipton: Thank you.
Richard Castle: I had sex with my ex-wife this morning. My first ex-wife, Meredith, Alexis' mom. And, she's thinking about moving back to New York. Do you know what that would mean, to me? That would be a very special brand of hell. The hell of a deep-fried Twinkie.Kevin Ryan: A deep-fried Twinkie?Richard Castle: Yeah. The guilty pleasure that you know is bad for you, so you only do it once, maybe twice a year for the novelty. But a deep-fried Twinkie every day is...Kate Beckett: Castle!